After two years of debate and 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdrew a contentious boat speed rule ... which compounded with tightening fisheries regulations would have made it even harder for ...

NOAA Fisheries stated that future regulations on the matter could be ... of the Maine Lobstermen’s Association, said. The debate over protections comes as more than 75 right whales—a ...

Current regulations keep Eric Hansen’s scallop boat tied to the dock about 320 days per year. (Ben Berke/The Public’s Radio) In the most lucrative fisheries, NOAA leads multiple surveys a year.

“We are looking at an effort to dismantle NOAA ... fisheries, is set to be slashed by nearly 30 percent. The NMFS assesses and predicts the status of fish stocks, sets catch limits or quotas, and ...

Bogan and his family, which has been running party boats out of Brielle since 1931, opposed the speed restrictions, which compounded with tightening fisheries ... of debate. NOAA had assessed ...